Sanitary chicken-roost



H. WINDAHL. SANITARY CHICKEN Roos.

' l APPLICATION FILED APILZ, 1920. 1,349,031 A Patented Aug. 10, 1920.

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HENRY WINDAHL, or NEW SHARON, IOWA.

SANITARY CHICKEN-BOOST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 10, 1920.

Application led April 27, 1920. Serial No. 377,084.

vide such a roost so constructed and arranged as to scientifically insure the protection of the fowls resting thereon, from mites and lice and the like, and which .will destroy such mites and licewhich may be on thefowls, where especially if such mites and lice crawl from the fowls on to the roost.l

With these and other objects in view my invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims and illustratedV in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l shows a perspective view of a chicken roost embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 shows a detail, sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1illustrating the construction of one of the bars of my roost taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 3.

. Fig. 3 shows a side elevation of one of said bars, parts being broken away, the connecting end bar being shown insection.

Fig. 4 shows a somewhat similar view the container for the germicide being shown in vertical section.

Fig. 5 shows an inverted plan view of the cover for the container.

My improved chicken roost comprises one or more cross bars indicated in the accompanying drawings by the reference character 10 whichmay befsupportedy at'their ends in .various suitable ways.

I preferably make my improved chicken roost in sections in'which a plurality of cross bars 10 are detachably and adjustably supported on spaced end bars 11. The cross bars l0.may be substantially of the form shown in the drawings, and comprised of bars substantially rectangular in cross ysection.

I preferably use supporting members comprising somewhat resilient wire folded over on itself to form a downwardly opening hook 12, the members of which are connected at the ends 13 and at their opposite ends are extended along the rod IO, underneath the same and securedthereto in some suitable way, as for instance, by short staples 14.

The hook members l2 can then be placed over the end member ll as shown in Figs. l and 3, and may be adjusted longitudinally of the end members ll as may be desired.

It will be noted that the hook members are preferably originally so made that they tend to yieldingly grip and frictionally engage the upper edge of the end member ll, so as to be held by such grip against accigental sliding movement on said end memer. f

Each cross bar 10 is preferably provided in its upper surface with a groove l5 eX- 'tending longitudinally from end to end of the cross bar. Connected with the groove l5 at each end of the bar is a vertical groove extending down the ends of the bar to the bottom thereof.

Each bar 10 may be provided on each side with a horizontal, longitudinal groove I6. The under surface of the barmay be pro vided with a groove 17 registering at its ltnds with the grooves in the ends of the The groove 17 is preferably considerably deeper near the middle of the bar 10, in order that the cover member for the container, which will be hereinafter described, may rest snugly against the under surface of the bar l0.

A hole 18 indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 4, extends from the groove l5 to the groove 17 at about the middle of the bar 10 from end to end.

Secured to the under surface of the bar IO at about the middle thereof from end to end is a container cover 19 which may be the top of an ordinary Mason fruit jar. The container cover l9is provided with a hole 20 which registers with the hole 18. The container cover I9 may be detachably fastened tothe bar IO by means of screws 21. A container 22 may be fastened to the cover 19. The cover 19 may be an ordinary fruit jar cover. There the form of concontainer may be supported below the cross Y l bar 10.

ticks 23 maybe extended from the interior of the container 22 upwardly vthrough the hole 18, thence throughV the opposite ends of the bar lOin the groove 15, thence downwardly around the ends of the bar "through the groove therein, and thence .be extended into theicontainer again.

Y or no contact with the wicks.

downwardly .into the container 22. Vwicksmayv be secured to the bar 10 in any ytoward the container in the groove 17 until they contact with the portions of the Awick projecting into the container, or they may A wick 211 may, be extended horizontally around the bar 10 received in the groove 16, and in suitable grooves horizontally inthe end of the bar. The wick 24 is extended on eacliside ofthevbar 10 downwardly from the groove 15Ato the bottom of the bar, and thence toward the center of the bar underneath the same to points where they contact with the wicks 23 and 22, or from thence The suitable desired way. l

VIn the practical use of my improved chicken roost,'the containers 22 are filled or partly filled with Ythe germicide or disinfectant 30. This disinfectant will travel upwardly and along various lines of wicks until all of the wicks have been more or less saturated therewith.

It will be noted that the top groove 15 is `deep enough so' that the fowls which stand on tlie'cross bars 10 will have little This is desirable for Ichave found that where the wick is laid on top of the roost or projected too much above the roost, too much disin- V fectant will get on the feet of the chickens and will be harmful. As it is the fumes of the disinfectant will travel upwardly from the roost cross bars 10 when the fowls are Y roosting thereon at night, and will make the mites and lice restless and cause them to travel. t vIt is well-known among chicken raisers that mites and lice are active at night. The

1f mites and lice being disturbed by the fumes of the? disinfectant will move about and at-` tempt to get 'od the fowls, the only way they can get'off is 'by traveling downwardly somewhat concealed place to hide and remain until dark. I have found thatthey tend to collect on the under side of the roost bars, .and will try to hide on anything which is found on the underside of the bars. 1 have, therefore, provided the lower stretch of the wick under the bars which is in a shallow groove or no groove at all, and 1 find that the mites tend to crawl between the lower stretch of the wick and the bar 10 and are killed in large numbersv by the disinfectant. i Y

It is highly desirable that the medicated wick should extend along the under side of the roost bar, in order `Ato take advantage ofthefact that the mites and lice tend to collect there.- 1

The bar may b e used with or without the side wicks 9A; Especial attentionl is called to the' container cover fastened to theunder side ofthe roost bar 10, and to the container deta'chably connected therewith. Attention'is also called to the great simplicity and cheapness of my improved chicken roost. A 1

Some changes may be made in the construction and' arrangement of the various parts of my device without departing from the real spirit and purpose' of my invention, and it is my intention to 'cover by my claims any modified'forms of structure or .use`of mechanical equivalents which may be reasonably included withinvtheir scope.

A*I claim as my invention:

1. A chicken-roost having a cross bar,

lprovided with a wick extended longitudin nally along the top ofsaid bar, downwardly around the ends of the bar, and Yalong the bottom of the bar, a germicide container connected with said wick below said b ar.

2. A chickenY roost having a crossbar, provided with va wick extendedlongitudinally alongz the top of said bar, downwardly aroundthe ends ofthe bar, and along the l 'bottom vof the bar, agermicide container connected with'said wick below said bar, said bar having grooves to I receive,- said 3; chicken roost having. a cross bar', provided with a :wick extendedV longitudinally along the top of saidbar, Idownwardly around the ends of the bar, and along the bottom of the bar, a germicideV container connected with said wick below said bar, said bar' having grooves to receive said wick, the groove inthe top'of the bar being of adepth substantiallyV at least'to the thickness oflthe wick. i i, f

4f. A chicken roost Vhavinga cross bar,

vprovided'witha'wick extended longitudinally alongfthe top of said bar,downwardly around the'ends of the bar, and along .the bottom of the bar, a germicide Vcontainer connected with said wick below said bar, said bar having grooves to receive said wick, said bar having a vertical *hole extending through it, said wick being extended through said hole and projected into said container.

5. A chicken roost having a cross bar, provided with a wick extended" longitudinally along the top of said har, downwardly around the ends of the bar, and along the bottom of the bar, a germicide container connected with said wick below said bar, said bar having wick, a cover fixed to said bar and detachably connected to said container.

Des Moines, Iowa, April 13, 1920.

HENRY WINDAHL.

grooves to receive said 10 

